Rail-fastening device.



J. V. BERGEN. BAIL FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20,1910.

Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

(/W/ES ATTORNEYS rnz-r NORRIS PETERS co., WASHINGTON, n. c

JAMES V. BERGEN, OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

RAIL-FASTENING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 20, 1910.

Patented as. v, 1911.

Serial No. 562,507.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES V. BERGEN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of El Paso, in the county of El Paso and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fastening Devices,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rail fastenings adapted tosteel, concrete or composition railway ties, and it consists in thecombinations, constructions and arrangements herein described andclaimed.

An objectof my invention is to provide rail fastening and means forclamping rails to steel, concrete or composition railway ties withoutthe use of bolts, screws, spikes or similar devices entering into thebody of such ties and. preventing the force of impact blows upon therails being concentrated at the point of rail contact.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device by means ofwhich the rails may be clamped to the tie in such a manner as to bringthe strains on the ends of the tie instead of transverse thereto.

A further object of my invention is to provide fasteners whichpositively lock the two rails together holding the same to alinement andgage as well as securely locked upon the tie, while at the same timeacting to distribute the force of impact of passing wheels overconsiderable surface at the end of the tie.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fastening for a steel,concrete or composition tie made rectangular in shape at its ends andrail bearings which is reversible end for end, or bottom for top, asdesired.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a side view of the tie, the rails being shown in sections,Fig. 2 is a plan view, F 3 is an enlarged section along the line 33 ofFig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the bolt and strap forsecuring the clamps to the upper part of the tie.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a tie of the form shown in thedrawing. This. if a concrete or composition tie, consists of a bodyportion A having embedded therein reinforcing bars a around which iswound turns of wire Z). The tie is preferably of octagonal shape alongits middle portion, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. At the ends of each tieis a plate C which is bent to form two recesses The rail clamps comprisea metal plate D provided with side flanges (Z, or other excess of metalto reinforce the angle. This plate has an extension at its end as shownat 03 which has a portion (Z bent inwardly. The portion (Z is designedto enter one of the recesses c. The opposite end of the plate D has twobent portions forming retaining members for the base of the rail. Theseretaining members are shown at (Z Between the members (Z is an integralconnecting portion (5* which terminates in a plate E which is bent up atits end 6 to form a retaining member for the opposite rail.

As will be seen from Figs. 1 and 2, the companion clamping members D, E.etc., are turned in the opposite direction. Thus, the retaining member 0of the plate E is in engagement with the rail 1, while the retainingmembers cl" are in engagement with the rail 2.

In Fig. 4 I have shown means for retaining the clamping members in theirproper position. This comprises a bolt F passing through a plate Ghaving recesses g adapted to receive the members (Z and (W said boltalso passing through the body of the tie.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device theoperation thereof may be readily understood. In placing the rails uponthe ties the clamping members which have been arranged on the rails areslid along until their ends d and (Z register with the recesses 0 intowhich they pass. A wedge K is now driven in between plate C and thedownwardly turned end of the member D thus drawing the clamping membertoward the end of the tie and causing the retaining members (Z3 and e toengage the base flanges of the rails 1 and 2. The companion clampingmember is then brought into position and a wedge K is driven home so asto bring the retaining member 0 and d into engagement with the rails 1and 2 respectively, clamping them securely between these retainingmembers and their companion retaining mem bers (Z and c. In order tofurther secure the clamping members the bolts F are If the tie shouldbecome worn on top, it

may be reversed and the rail secured on the other side, since theretaining members (Z and 6 will now enter the other recesses 0.

I claim:

1. In a tie for railways, a main body por-- tion provided with recesses,a clamping member comprising a plate adapted to lie on top of the tieand having an extension at one end provided with a bent portion adaptedto enter one of said recesses, retaining members adapted to engage therails, and a wedge for drawing said retaining members into engagementwith the rail.

2. In a tie for railways, a main body por tion provided with recesses, aclamping member having a bent portion at one end adapted to enter one ofsaid recesses, retaining members adapted to engage the rails, and awedge for drawing said retaining members into engagement with the rail.

3. I11 a tie for railways, a main body portion provided with recesses atits ends, a clamping member comprising a plate adapted to lie 011 top ofthe tie and having an extension at one end provided with a bent portionadapted to enter one of said recesses, retaining members carried by saidclamping member, and a wedge adapted to be driven between the end of thetie and the lateral extension of said clamping member for forcing saidretaining members against the rail.

at. In a tie for railways, a main body portion provided with plates atits ends having recesses therein, a pair of clamping members eachcomprising a plate adapted to lie on the top of a tie having anextension at one end provided with a bent portion adapted to enter oneof said recesses, retaining members carried by said clamping member,said clamping members being secured by said extension at opposite endsof the tie, and wedges adapted to be driven between the end plates andthe extension of said clamping members for forcing the retaining membersof each of said clamping members in opposite directions, therebyclamping the rails.

JAMES V'. BERGEN. lVitnesses E. A. PEAVY, JNo. E. IVALKER.

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